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is biamping speakers good idea?
what do you mean biamp using m72? Are you talking about adding another amp...or do you mean bi-wire? 
$5000.00 To Spend Looking for Tube Pre-Amp
Thor ta-1000. I think it is hard to beat at the used price it goes for right now...if you can find one. The new owner is easy to reach and stand up guy. 
Sonus Play Stereo play Mode
I got the "connect" and run it thru my Marantz sa8004 for long term background music. It sounds good...actally suprised. I like the fact that you can add satellite speakers thoughout the house or an amp to play whatever speakers. Pandora One thru ... 
Sonus Play Stereo play Mode
Dont quite understand the post. I recently got the Sonos and i like it. 
How big of a difference do amps make?
Just got the Thor monos hooked up. Very different. Suprised at the bass from 30 watts. gotta work on speaker placement and room set up. Plan on doing an A/B with ss amp. 
How big of a difference do amps make?
One of the Thor monos came in today. Has new tubes and the gentleman I bought them from basicly threw in a nice set of speaker cables to boot. Hope the other arrives tomorrow.Gotta get a couple power cords and should be ready to fire them up !! 
How big of a difference do amps make?
I am going from ss H/K Citation to Thor 30 watt monos. I will be doing an A/B Comparison. Cant wait. 
Marantz SA8004 is fundamentally musical
MilpaiAs I stated I went from the Sony 5400/ Focal 918 Profile speakers...to the Marantz sa-8004 / Merlin TSM-MMMIt had really gotten to a point that I was only listening to a handful of cds. Those few cds sounded great. As for the rest which incl... 
Marantz SA8004 is fundamentally musical
First i dont understand why mr tennis continues to post on threads that have nothing to do with him or his taste. What is the point of being negative all the time??I like the Marantz sa8004. I recently went from Focal 918/Sony 5400 combo to Merlin... 
Has anyone listened to the Marantz sa8004?
Anyone listening to the sa8004 experience a break in period? I recently added the 8004 and Merlin TSMs to my set up and played the Merlins for a couple weeks before i got the cdp. Seems that the last couple times i have listened for a while there ... 
Looking to hear from Thor owners
Recently added a Marantz sa-8004 cdp. Very big difference from the cheapo dvdp I was using.The detail is quite stunning from the Merlin TSM's. Cant wait to add the Thor 30's.Gjraad: I noticed a reference to using the bias feature on the 60's. Is t... 
Monitors that play huge
Extravaganza,What did you notice by placing the Merlins on their sides?? 
Wiring confusion with JL sub and components
Oldrider,Thor is in Texas now close to Dallas. Ted is one of the good guys in audio. If you want I can ask him if they work on Jolida products or you can look him up. 
Wiring confusion with JL sub and components
Oldrider,I feel a bit silly that i missed the part of the original post stating that you had an integrated amp. I just looked at some images on line and i understand your delima. I was thinking you had a preamp to amp setup...so that would allow y... 
Wiring confusion with JL sub and components
Have you tried just a common "splitter"? Male on one end and two female to split the IC signal?